Sara Wong
The case of the missing EIC
November 4, 2020By: Paige Riding and Sara Wong It was a dark and stormy night . . . no, no clichés here. This is just a public roast of our boss and us getting away with it — although, our story does begin at SFU, where the only “comprehensive” aspect about it is how wholly it destroys a student’s excitement to learn. Now that’s dark. Anyway! Our story starts with a walk around the AQ when we stumbled across three free Renaissance Coffee coupons! Interesting. Why someone would let go of the Holy Grail of SFU coffee deals was beyond us, but…
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Halloween treats to get in your belly before the end of October
October 23, 2020By: Sara Wong, Peak Associate and Meera Eragoda, Arts & Culture Editor BAK’D Cookies — Trick or Treat Cookie [caption id="attachment_116148" align="alignnone" width="331"] Screenshot via Instagram courtesy of @bakdcookies[/caption] There are regular cookies, and then there are BAK’D cookies. Made…
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SFU’s humanities and hellenic studies departments merge
October 8, 2020Written by: Sara Wong, Peak Associate There’s a new home for the hellenic studies (HS) department at SFU, and it’s within the department of humanities (HUM). According to humanities department coordinator, Cristina Serverius, “The merger had been talked about informally…
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BC’s new liquor laws are hurting restaurants more than they need to
October 4, 2020by Sara Wong, Peak Associate On September 8, Dr. Bonnie Henry introduced a new liquor sales rule that prohibits all bars, restaurants, and pubs from selling alcohol after 10 p.m. While I’m relieved to see that this has helped put…
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SFU student Lucy Lei’s unique business stretches her wings and cookies
September 26, 2020By: Sara Wong, Peak Associate From sourdough to banana bread to pancake cereal (yes, this is a real thing), home baking trends have taken over everyone’s social media feeds. While amateurs like myself were busy kneading, mixing, and flipping for…
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Two recently launched food trucks worth noting for their creative and delicious fare
September 21, 2020By: Sara Wong, Peak Associate Food trucks are one of very few businesses that have flourished in Metro Vancouver despite COVID-19. The purpose of food truck fare is to go with takeout-friendly menus and none of the seating angst. Additionally,…
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Rejected ideas for the Student Union Building (SUB)
September 21, 2020By: Juztin Bello, Carter Hemion, Emma Jean, Paige Riding, Nathan Tok, and Sara Wong Escape room (By Juztin) As any SFU student knows, being on campus is already kind of like being in an escape room: you’re anxious, have the overwhelming…
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What Grinds Our Gears: SFU’s bookstore should be helping me find books
September 13, 2020by Sara Wong, Peak Associate Having the correct copy of a required course reading is extremely important. That’s why I primarily rely on the SFU Bookstore when purchasing my course materials. However, for the second semester in a row, the bookstore…
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Laura Kwok’s Late Bloomer mural is a beautiful reminder that growth has no age limit
September 7, 2020By: Sara Wong, Peak Associate Vancouver hosts a lot of festivals in the summer, and while I appreciate the ingenuity of event organizers in making festivals such as the Vancouver Pride Festival and Powell Street Festival work online, the energy…
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Three locally made beverages to drink for the weather you want, not the weather you always get
July 17, 2020By: Sara Wong, Peak Associate It’s officially summer, which means it should be time to cut up some watermelon and bring out the lemonade — though Mother Nature doesn’t always appear to have gotten the memo. However, the rare sunny…
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